Episode 1417 • • 2:21:01 - 2:28:33
1417: Get Boris!
Web3 and Handshake Domains, Alternative DNS Scams
The hosts discuss "Handshake," a decentralized naming protocol that uses a blockchain to manage top-level domains. Adam Curry describes receiving emails offering "gifted" domains like .curry or .noagenda, which he identifies as a potential pump-and-dump scheme for the HNS altcoin. They compare it to failed alternative DNS projects from the past and question the involvement of venture capital firms like Andreessen Horowitz.